3 highest federal courts

Answer 1

The Supreme Court is the most powerful court in the federal system.

The Courts of Appeals are collectively the next most powerful courts. Of the Courts of Appeals, the U.S. Court of the Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is considered the most influential, and the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is considered the second most influential.

Answer 2

Typically the first level is a district court, the second level is the appellate or "circuit" courts, and the third level is the U.S. Supreme Court. In certain special cases, there are lower level courts, such as bankruptcy courts, that hear cases even before they get to the district court level.

A district court covers a state, or in the case of larger states, part of a state. For example, there is the District Court for the District of Vermont, but in New York there are 4 district courts - one for each of the northern, eastern, southern, and western districts.

A circuit court covers several states, so it will hear cases appealed from a bunch of district courts. There are 11 circuit courts, plus two special ones that hear cases appealed from the district court for Washington, D.C. and cases having to do with certain Federal Laws. The circuit courts are named by number according to the geographic area, known as the "circuit," that they cover. For example, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit covers all the district courts in Connecticut, New York, and Vermont.

The U.S. Supreme Court hears appeals from all the circuit courts and is the highest level of appeal for any case.

Answer 3

While there ARE three levels of the federal court system, only ONE of them actually "tries" cases. That branch is the US DIstrict Court.

The US Courts of Apeal "hear" cases and issue rulings but hold no ltrials.

The US Supreme Court (except in very few exceptional cases over which they exercise 'original' jurisdiction) does not normally "try" cases either.

Answer 4

The three levels of the federal court system are District Courts, Courts of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court. Congress has the power to eliminate and create other federal courts.

Answer 5

There is only ONE highest court in the US, the Supreme Court of the United States.

Answer 6

The highest US federal court is the US Supreme Court. Below it, the 11 Circuit Courts of Appeal are next highest. All 11 are equal.

Answer 7

1. District(Trial)Courts -94 Federal district courts.

2. Apellate Courts - 12 Regional Circuits.

3. Supreme Court- Made up of one chief justice and 8 associate justices.